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Breast Cancer Factors,the Risk Factors for Breast Cancer

ETIOLOGICAL FACTORS 1.AGE-risk increase with age 2.Hormonal Influences-older age at menopause Increases Risk,number of pregnancies= high number is protective,age at first pregnancy =If greater than 30 doubles the risk compared to just greater than 20. 3.BREAST FEEDING IS PROTECTIVE 4.Oral contraceptive pills, High Oestrogen pill increases risk when used before the age of 20 5.HORMONE replacement theraphy-women under 50 years are at no risk 6.Oophorectomy (or ovariectomy) is the surgical removal ... Full story
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Early Britons may have been cannibals According to a report by Sky News

London, Washington, August 7 (ANI): A 9,000-year-old human bone found in a cave in Devon, UK, may prove that early Britons were cannibals. According to a report by Sky News, the human arm bone was fractured and had seven cut marks made by a stone tool. Scientists believe they show flesh had been removed from it. They think that because the markings are in the same place, they ... Full story

IntelliDot System Drug errors in hospitals can be fatal

IntelliDot System Drug errors in hospitals can be fatal
IntelliDot System This wireless, handheld device scans drug labels and patients' hospital wristbands to make sure patients are getting the right medicines at the right doses. (Drug errors in hospitals can be fatal.) CEO Jim Sweeney is now expanding IntelliDot into a larger hardware and software system that can ... Full story

Paediatrics & Adolescent Medicine

Washington, Aug 4 (IANS) Sedentary behaviours that involve TV viewing, computer use and video games seem to be linked with elevated blood pressure (BP) in children, according to a study. “The clustering of cardiovascular disease risk factors in overweight youth suggests that risks may be immediate and not just indicative of potential future problems,” the study authors write. Although elevated BP is associated with genetic factors, healthy ... Full story

delay rapid memory decline in dementia due to reading, writing, and playing card games

Washington, Aug 4 (IANS) People who engage in activities like reading, writing, and playing card games, may delay rapid memory decline in dementia, according to a study. The study involved 488 people aged 75 to 85 who did not have dementia at the start of the study. They were followed for an average of five years; during that time 101 of the people developed dementia. At the ... Full story
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Monsoon, winters hazardous swine flu cases, warn experts

New Delhi, Aug 4 (IANS) A day after a 14-year-old schoolgirl died in Pune of swine flu, doctors and experts Tuesday warned that the H1N1 infections in the country could increase as the virus spreads faster during the monsoon and winter. Experts said people need to be more vigilant and take precautions as the swine flu virus has entered the country. “Surveillance and screening has to be ... Full story

Global swine flu toll rises to 1,154: WHO The tally of accumulated cases worldwide stands at 162,380

Geneva, Aug 5 (Xinhua) The influenza A (H1N1) pandemic, better known as swine flu, has caused a total of 1,154 deaths worldwide, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has said. Of all the deaths, 1,008 occurred in the Americas, 65 in Southeast Asia, 41 in Europe, 39 in the Western Pacific region and one in the Eastern Mediterranean region, the UN agency said in a latest update ... Full story

unprotected sex with an HIV-infected man

Toronto, Oct 23 (IANS) Medical authorities in Canada have failed to trace 20 women who had unprotected sex with an HIV-infected man facing murder trial for causing death of two ... Full story
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Consuming soy milk and tofu could cut down the risk of developing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

Sydney,  IANS  Consuming soy milk and tofu could cut down the risk of developing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). COPD, which develops as a result of smoking, can cause coughing that produces large amounts of mucus (a slimy substance), wheezing, shortness of breath, chest tightness, and other symptoms. The study was led by Curtin University of Technology’s (CUT) Andy Lee and his colleagues from Curtin’s Health Innovation ... Full story
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natural ingredients and diet as per Ayurveda.holistic treatment

une 29 (IANS) The Indian Spinal Injuries Centre in the capital has come up with a holistic treatment combining two different forms of medicine - Ayurveda and allopathy- to heal spinal injuries and other orthopaedic problems. This will not only be effective but also economically viable, say medical practitioners. Chitra Kataria, head of the department of rehabilitation, said the treatment will allow the patient to undergo ... Full story
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